Florida executed Anthony Wainwright for the rape and murder of Carmen Gayheart. Alabama executed Greg Hunt shortly after for Karen Lane's rape and murder.

The attorneys for the man who killed two people in the Myrtle Beach area argue his execution should be delayed, claiming ...

Oklahoma prosecutors will retry longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip a third time for his role in the 1997 killing of his former boss, Attorney General Gentner Drummond said Monday.

Four months after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s murder conviction and granted ...

Most of the 23 states that still have an active death penalty allow a certain number of journalists to witness executions, as ...

Oklahoma prosecutors will retry longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip a third time for his role in the 1997 killing of ...

After a nearly two-week search in the rugged mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities recaptured Hardin on Friday 1.5 ...

May saw the death of a retired U.S. Supreme Court justice who came the high court as a Republican but became a favorite among liberals during his time on the bench.

Funding new stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals with Missouri tax dollars may be a tough sell for state lawmakers, ...

Death row: Mississippi man to be executed in June asks state court to reconsider elements of his case In addition, executing Jordan before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the petition would mean ...

Death row: Mississippi man to be executed in June asks state court to reconsider elements of his case In addition, executing Jordan before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the petition would mean the ...